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A Gala Event by Sheila Connolly

A Gala Event: Audiobook

Book 9 of the Orchard series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Gala Event runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Gala Event at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,504 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Gala Event is book 9 of Sheila Connolly's Orchard series: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Marguerite Gavin, released June 7, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Marguerite Gavin
Released
June 7, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Orchard #9
ISBN
9781515977711

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Gala Event as an audiobook?

A Gala Event runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is A Gala Event free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Gala Event?

A Gala Event is narrated by Marguerite Gavin.